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remember, that was a hurricane when it crossed the virginia and north carolina border. we're on the strong side of that system. this area of low pressure will not be so much about the winds, although there will be some winds with it, especially from i-of 92 and east to the coast. 35, 40 miles per hour and so, strong enough to bring down some tree limbs and wires and may be trees in some instances because we have had a couple of rounds of wet weather especially on the del marva and that is possible that we could see some thunderstorms with it. some of those could be severe and i mean gusty winds and, yes, some could find enough sheer in the atmosphere and spinning and could occur mostly in the day tomorrow and from i- 95 east and that flash flood watch is up and that this is where the severe weather risk will be and you can see generally 95 and to the beaches. that is where we will watch for those potentially stronger thunderstorms and with gusty wins being a real problem. at 6:00, the model is overdone here and this is ahead of schedule. this is when that gets going and
remember, that was a hurricane when it crossed the virginia and north carolina border. we're on the strong side of that system. this area of low pressure will not be so much about the winds, although there will be some winds with it, especially from i-of 92 and east to the coast. 35, 40 miles per hour and so, strong enough to bring down some tree limbs and wires and may be trees in some instances because we have had a couple of rounds of wet weather especially on the del marva and that is...
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the west virginia operation was shut down and 53 horses seized. late today, one of the horses died and about 20 more were adopted. sherri ly has the latest from martinsburg. >> reporter: when county sheriff's deputies found the horses, they were malnourished and emaciated, many had ribs and bones protruding. >> the horses are standing 24 hours a day in front of the bails of hey and just eating. >> reporter: 8 horses were already dead or had to be put down. the veterinarian christine bridges is working night and day trying to save the 53 others that survived. >> and you think you can save them? >> i'm trying. we're helpful. >> reporter: investigators seized them from a non-profit that touted itself as a sanctuary for rescued horses. some of the animals here are former racehorses like this one. two months ago, it was brought to the rescue farm. i can't show you the picture because it's evidence but i have seen it. the horse was perfectly healthy and it's skin and bones now. >> i was overwhelmed by the condition of the horses and with no hay availabl
the west virginia operation was shut down and 53 horses seized. late today, one of the horses died and about 20 more were adopted. sherri ly has the latest from martinsburg. >> reporter: when county sheriff's deputies found the horses, they were malnourished and emaciated, many had ribs and bones protruding. >> the horses are standing 24 hours a day in front of the bails of hey and just eating. >> reporter: 8 horses were already dead or had to be put down. the veterinarian...
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. >> reporter: the virginia department of transportation spends $3.3 billion a year constructing and maintaining the highways and secondary roads of the commonwealth. a four monthlong audit by the agency discovered hundreds in millions of dollars in inspent accounts. example, in the early part of the decade, v-dot kept 3 1/2% of the allocated money in a carryover account for the next year and by fy 2010, v-dot was carrying 32% of the allocated funds. >> the bottom line is that there has been money that is in accounts. >> reporter: the governor ordered his subordinates to come up with a plan in 45 days to spend down the money. northern virginia projects are at the top of the list. >> i want to get the hotlines on 95 built as as soon as possible and we're trying to do what we can to resolve the lawsuits to get that done and there is no sense. you have to get them built from the 14th street bridge to occoquan itself. that is a top priority. >> reporter: another priority? expanding i-66 outside of the beltway. one is to limit the carryover money to an estimated 60-day need and vivian wat
. >> reporter: the virginia department of transportation spends $3.3 billion a year constructing and maintaining the highways and secondary roads of the commonwealth. a four monthlong audit by the agency discovered hundreds in millions of dollars in inspent accounts. example, in the early part of the decade, v-dot kept 3 1/2% of the allocated money in a carryover account for the next year and by fy 2010, v-dot was carrying 32% of the allocated funds. >> the bottom line is that there...
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. >>> three people are dead after a fire in northern virginia home. one of them died while saving three children. it happened in fairfax county. neighbors struggled to help but in the end they could only do so much. beth parker live at the scene of the tragedy. >> reporter: well, brian, if you look over my shoulder, you can see what is left of this town house on hager circle. investigators are working to figure out what started this fire. neighbors are trying to understand the horror of what they saw and heard. >> i hear somebody screaming. >> reporter: at the sound of those screams neighbors came rung. >> when i came out my door, i just saw yellow, and i just started rung. >> reporter: there were many what wanted to help. >> it was too much fire. it was everywhere. we couldn't even get in ourselves. >> reporter: they knew a woman and children were inside. as the town house burned that woman dropped a newborn out a second-story window and lowered two other children out to a man the kids describe as an uncle. >> i heard her screaming out, and he was sc
. >>> three people are dead after a fire in northern virginia home. one of them died while saving three children. it happened in fairfax county. neighbors struggled to help but in the end they could only do so much. beth parker live at the scene of the tragedy. >> reporter: well, brian, if you look over my shoulder, you can see what is left of this town house on hager circle. investigators are working to figure out what started this fire. neighbors are trying to understand the...
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they're both of arlington, virginia. but now, we've learned that's not his real name. his real name is paul pardis. he came here to hear a doctor's description of his mother's condition and during that debriefing, this man, police say, pulled out a handgun as he became emotionally distraught and shot the doctor once in the abdomen. baltimore police swarmed the huge campus of johns hopkins hospital just after 11 a.m. with the report a gunman was in one of the buildings. a doctor was shot and a man was holed up. ashley davis, who said she didn't want her face shown, said she was in the emergency room when she saw the doctor rolled by on a stretcher. >> he appeared to be fine to me. i saw him for 30 seconds. >> but he was conscious. >> yes. >> reporter: paul warren pardis opened fire after hearing the condition of his mother. >> he was being briefed by a doctor, a staff doctor, at johns hopkins, about the condition of his mother, who's identified at jean davis. mr. davis was receiving some news about the care and the condition of his mother just outside the doorway to tha
they're both of arlington, virginia. but now, we've learned that's not his real name. his real name is paul pardis. he came here to hear a doctor's description of his mother's condition and during that debriefing, this man, police say, pulled out a handgun as he became emotionally distraught and shot the doctor once in the abdomen. baltimore police swarmed the huge campus of johns hopkins hospital just after 11 a.m. with the report a gunman was in one of the buildings. a doctor was shot and a...
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so it's back to west virginia and a rematch. maryland will also be looking to end a four-game losing skid to number 21 west virginia who is 2-0 this year. last weekend against morgan state the terps had their highest scoring output in 35 years in a 62-3 rout. this weekend is a much bigger challenge. >> i think this is another test for us from a team standpoint. number one to play on the road in a hostile environment against a very good football team. number two, is to play, you know, in a game the more we win the bigger the games get and i think this is a big game for us. i think we'll learn a lot about who we are after this game. >> a couple of final notes, the nationals visit the philly tonight without morgan. the orioles are hosting the yankees. back to you. >> tonight you have the news edge. the news is always on myfoxdc.com. beautiful weekend. friday night shaping up to be awesome. go out and enjoy here tonight . the news edge at 11 if you want to stop by. see you. a words alone aren't enough.
so it's back to west virginia and a rematch. maryland will also be looking to end a four-game losing skid to number 21 west virginia who is 2-0 this year. last weekend against morgan state the terps had their highest scoring output in 35 years in a 62-3 rout. this weekend is a much bigger challenge. >> i think this is another test for us from a team standpoint. number one to play on the road in a hostile environment against a very good football team. number two, is to play, you know, in a...
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abuelazam is a suspect in 18 attacks in michigan, virginia and ohio, five attacks deadly. >>> still ahead here on the edge, exploring the nation's capitol. two wheels at a time. >>> it's new, the largest of its kind in the united states. coming up, we will tell you what it is and how much it will cost you. >>> plus they eat just about everything. how tiny stink bugs are causing major economic damage for some farmers in our area. >>> and who can forget this video? this -- rather, the legal action being taken against that woman caught on camera, dumping a cat. we are back. >>> the district is expanding its bike sharing program. it makes it the biggest program in the country. karen gray houston has details. >> significant milestone. >> reporter: they came, they saw, they biked. local and federal officials joined a legion of biking enthusiasts in front of the new u.s. department of transportation headquarters in southeast. >> the only thing better than talking about bicycling is bicycling. >> reporter: capitol bike sharing is a regional program with 100 stations in the dis
abuelazam is a suspect in 18 attacks in michigan, virginia and ohio, five attacks deadly. >>> still ahead here on the edge, exploring the nation's capitol. two wheels at a time. >>> it's new, the largest of its kind in the united states. coming up, we will tell you what it is and how much it will cost you. >>> plus they eat just about everything. how tiny stink bugs are causing major economic damage for some farmers in our area. >>> and who can forget this...
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and the slaying of the university of virginia lacrosse player by her boyfriend prompted an event today on safety and campus prevention. the 22-year-old was found dead in her offcampus apartment. her ex-boyfriend who played lacrosse also is charged with the murder. today's event called day of dialogue toured a caring community and featured a series of discussions, a resource fair and public art project. >>> the texas board of education adopted a resolution to curb the amount of influence that islam has in school textbooks. the resolution urges textbook publishers to limit what they print about islam in world history books. the committee members say they feel the need to fend off what they call a pro-islamic, anti- christian bias in the school system. the resolution is based and biased against islam and plan to fight it. >>> a knockdown, drag-out fight between two high school girls posted on youtube and they're not facing charges yet. one of their mothers is. coming up in the news edge, find out why. >>> and wine making is a growing year in maryland. there is something new they have to w
and the slaying of the university of virginia lacrosse player by her boyfriend prompted an event today on safety and campus prevention. the 22-year-old was found dead in her offcampus apartment. her ex-boyfriend who played lacrosse also is charged with the murder. today's event called day of dialogue toured a caring community and featured a series of discussions, a resource fair and public art project. >>> the texas board of education adopted a resolution to curb the amount of...
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alexandria, virginia, calvert county, maryland, being honored this year. you can see the list at myfoxdc.com. >>> might be a day off for the redskins. team making headlines. a big name is cut loose two games into the season. dave feldman up next with the sports edge. ring ring. progresso. everyday i eat your soups, i save a lot of money. that's great. so, your rich and hearty soups have made me, rich and hearty. that's funny. i'm hearty because of your juicy steak, your potatoes... you're really, rich and happy. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. so, you can eat them right here... or eat green giant beans at home... ...frozen within 8 hours to lock in nutrients. up to you. [ green giant ] ho ho ho ♪ green giant. >>> good afternoon. i'm -- good afternoon, i'm dave feldman. the redskins have let go of larry johnson. they said they needed to make a roster move against the rams. he played in a reserve role, carrying the ball just five times for two yards. talk about missed opportunities. this past weekend, prior to the overtime against
alexandria, virginia, calvert county, maryland, being honored this year. you can see the list at myfoxdc.com. >>> might be a day off for the redskins. team making headlines. a big name is cut loose two games into the season. dave feldman up next with the sports edge. ring ring. progresso. everyday i eat your soups, i save a lot of money. that's great. so, your rich and hearty soups have made me, rich and hearty. that's funny. i'm hearty because of your juicy steak, your potatoes......
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. >>> and the news edge in virginia where a fire killed several cattle and that happened last night at the time hundreds of cattle were inside and the fast-moving flames destroyed the two-story wood structure and melting the aluminum roof. the damage is estimated in the millions. the livestock exchange was a county fixture for 50 years. >> a young woman left fighting for her life. coming up on the news edge, the new clues that could help police put a hit-and-run driver behind bars. >>> and a brutal beating caught on camera. the ploys from one of the suspects charged in the vicious crime. and an essex panel faces a partisan split. when the gop wants to put two prominent democrats on trial. >> the news edge on a hit-and- run in silver spring left a young woman fighting for her life right now. saturday night, a driver ran down 22-year-old daniella elizabeth elaine mateo. she remains in the hospital tonight with life-threatening injuries. meanwhile, the police want your help tracking down the driver. authorities believe a vehicle is a '94 to '98gmc chevy pickup or only bravada and will be
. >>> and the news edge in virginia where a fire killed several cattle and that happened last night at the time hundreds of cattle were inside and the fast-moving flames destroyed the two-story wood structure and melting the aluminum roof. the damage is estimated in the millions. the livestock exchange was a county fixture for 50 years. >> a young woman left fighting for her life. coming up on the news edge, the new clues that could help police put a hit-and-run driver behind...
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. >> paul wagner inside and talk about some high water problems in virginia. didn't take long before the low- lying stretch of browns mill road was flooded in vienna. a car partly submerged. you see it there and turn around. >>> flooding problems in maryland as well. there have been reports of possible waterspouts and waves can causing coastal flooding and let's continue in maryland and bob barnard is live in annapolis and taking a beating from the heavy rains and mixing the tide, bob and that is a real mess. >> reporter: that's right, high tide is not for another 5 1/2 hours and that is coming out of the city dock harbor here and over the sidewalk. you can see, we'll follow it across here and that is underwater and the street here and businesses are closed and there he is on sand bags and in front of the ice crime shop and was basically damaged and destroyed, $40,000 in repairs them and spoke this time -- to them a short time ago. >> i'm unnerved by this because high tide is not supposed to be until 11:30. >> i get a few more sand bags, i will make it. >> not
. >> paul wagner inside and talk about some high water problems in virginia. didn't take long before the low- lying stretch of browns mill road was flooded in vienna. a car partly submerged. you see it there and turn around. >>> flooding problems in maryland as well. there have been reports of possible waterspouts and waves can causing coastal flooding and let's continue in maryland and bob barnard is live in annapolis and taking a beating from the heavy rains and mixing the...
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virginia, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> -- . >> days passed. >> yeah. >> and the high was 84 degrees and we'll full quickly. and shocking when you go outside. >> i know. >> and hate to see it slipping away and on a cool night, it's see enjoyable and that will be another real comfortable night as mainly clear skies and had a deck of clouds and a blowoff from some of the storms that they had and in the kept city area, may be you saw that last night and we could use the rain here and that is not in the cars for us and we'll have another cool evening. and wednesday looks delightful, september is delivering for us and we have a new storm and we have igor, julia and carl. we have a chance of a few showers in the forecast and looks like friday morning and not looking as good as yesterday and we need some rain and terribly dry around here. cooler than yesterday. dulles, 81; bwi marshal, 80 and mostly in the 70s at this hour and frederick is hanging in there at 81. fredericksburg, 82; d.c., 77; cooler near the water and baltimore at 76 degrees and good voting water, for sure and hope you got out
virginia, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> -- . >> days passed. >> yeah. >> and the high was 84 degrees and we'll full quickly. and shocking when you go outside. >> i know. >> and hate to see it slipping away and on a cool night, it's see enjoyable and that will be another real comfortable night as mainly clear skies and had a deck of clouds and a blowoff from some of the storms that they had and in the kept city area, may be you saw that last night and we could...